Jürgen Evers (born 29 April 1964 in
Stuttgart
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Baden-Württemberg
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) is a retired
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sprinter who specialized in the
200 metres
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.
He won the silver medal in 200 m at the
1986 European Championships.
In the
4 x 100 metres relay
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event he finished fifth at the
1983 World Championships and at the
1984 Summer Olympics
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His personal best time was 20.37 seconds, achieved in August 1983 in
Schwechat
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. This ranks him fifth among German 200 m sprinters, behind
Tobias Unger
Tobias Benjamin Unger (born 10 July 1979 ) is a retired German track and field athlete who competed in sprints. ,
Frank Emmelmann
Frank Emmelmann (born 15 September 1961 in Groß Börnecke, Saxony-Anhalt) is a retired East German sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres.
Biography
In 1981 he was 2nd in the European cup final in the 100 metres, to the 1980 Mos ...
,
Sebastian Ernst
Sebastian Ernst (born 11 October 1984 in Gelsenkirchen) is a German sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. His personal best time is 20.36 seconds, achieved during the heats at the 2004 Summer Olympics. This ranks him third among German 200m ...
and
Eugen Ray
Eugen Ray (26 July 1957, in Gerbstedt, Bezirk Halle, East Germany – 18 January 1986, in Leipzig, East Germany) was an East German sprinter who ran in the 100 metres and 200 metres.
Biography
Ray established himself in the elite of world spri ...
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Jürgen Evers represented the sports team SV Salamander Kornwestheim
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See also
* German all-time top lists - 200 metres
References
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1964 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Stuttgart
West German male sprinters
Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for West Germany
European Athletics Championships medalists
SV Salamander Kornwestheim athletes